Picked this up for Christmas. We had never played Pandemic before, so we did a couple of non-Legacy games to get a feel for the rules.

Game 1: "We won. Huh, this game does not seem that difficult."

In the interim: "Oh, we forgot a couple of the rules that would have made it more difficult."

Game 2: "That was a bit trickier, but we still won without too much difficulty. Why do people say this game is so hard?"

In the interim: "Oh, we misunderstood a couple of more rules that make the game more difficult. But now we understand everything, so let's do this."

Game 3: "Fuck, this game is hard."

So that is why much of Europe and Southern Asia are on the verge of rioting._________________Out beyond the hull, mucoid strings of non-baryonic matter streamed past like Christ's blood in the firmament.